You simply cannot get more iconic than Chanel No.5. The fragrance became synonymous with luxury as soon as it appeared in 1921. Originally crafted by Ernest Beaux, the scent is still going strong ...

Coco Chanel wanted to stretch the boundaries of perfumery and create a scent that could not be attributed to any one thing in nature. As she told her perfumer, Ernest Beaux, No.5 should be ‘an ...